Woman choked by father of some of her kids, police say

8:13 PM,
Jan. 10, 2014

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A pregnant Indianapolis woman was choked this morning at an Eastside motel by a man who fathered some of her children, police said.

Around 4 a.m., officers were dispatched to a disturbance at the Motor 8 Inn at 3731 N. Shadeland Ave., according to an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department report. In the lobby, an officer encountered a woman wearing only a towel who said a man had just assaulted her.

The 31-year-old man choked the woman and kept her in her motel room against her will for a period of time before leaving, the 43-year-old woman said. ...